Sage Purification
A purification ceremony by burning sage is called “smudging”.
Thunderbird Emblem
This image was inspired by a Lakota Ghost Dance shirt, from an 1890’s era ceremony which was outlawed by the U. S. government.
Castle Gardens Petroglyphs
These rock carvings are from the Castle Gardens Petroglyph site in Wyoming
Thunderbird Symbols
“Thunderbird Symbols” 24 x 30” Framed Oil Painting on Canvas Various icons for the powerfully symbolic form of the Thunderbird are explored in this painting. The ultimate simplification of the Thunderbird symbol is a cross. This caused me to ponder the confusion the Christian cross symbol inevitably posed to the first Native Americans introduced to it. Cultural symbols very likely …
Medicinal Prayer
The primary imagery is drawn from the Medicine Wheel found in the Bighorn National Forest.